The spirit of Ruidoso High School was in full force at the pep rally Friday before the homecoming game and football coach Kief Johnson said “we’re not going into this game to lose.”

Coach Johnson said “the rival, Robertson High School, Las Vegas, New Mexico is number two in the state and number 2 in 4A. Ruidoso is number 5 and we’re 2 and 1 right now, but we’re ready—we’ve been working hard. We’ve been using the weight room Mr. Hubbard donated.

“We have a great senior class,” Johnson said, “they’ve been great leaders both on and off the field.”

Johnson has had 20 years of coaching. He is from Ruidoso, came home again and started coaching at Ruidoso High School in 1997.

The Warriors varsity football team lost the homecoming game to the Robertson Cardinals by a score of 42-28 but the spirit of the Warriors will keep rolling into the next game at Tularosa, New Mexico at 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 22.

Ruidoso high school students celebrating homecoming at pep rally Friday before their game(Photo11: Rita Greene/Ruidoso News)

Ruidoso High School cheerleaders at their homecoming pep rally Friday(Photo11: Rita Greene/Ruidoso News)